Sitochroa palealis

Sitochroa palealis
	Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Sitochroa
Species:	S. palealis
Binomial name
	Sitochroa palealis; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	List Pyralis palealis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Sitochroa palealis anaxisalis (Walker, 1859); Loxostege (Phlyctaenodes) palealis var. extremalis Caradja, 1916; Phalaena flaveolata Hufnagel, 1767; Phalaena Pyralis stigmatalis Villers, 1789; Pyralis selenalis Hübner, 1796; Spilodes algiralis Allard, 1867;

Sitochroa palealis, commonly known as the carrot seed moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe and in 2002 the first specimen was reported in the United States.

The wingspan is 26–34 mm.^[1] The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Daucus carota (of which cultivated carrots are a subspecies), Peucedanum oreoselinum, and species from the genera, Heracleum, Foeniculum (which includes cultivated fennel), and Silaum.

References

^ "Species Sitochroa palealis – Carrot Seed Moth – Hodges#4986.1". BugGuide. Retrieved 3 August 2009.

External links

Media related to Sitochroa palealis at Wikimedia Commons
Sitochroa palealis at UKMoths

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[1] "Species Sitochroa palealis – Carrot Seed Moth – Hodges#4986.1". BugGuide. Retrieved 3 August 2009.

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